The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

profitable Tobacco Culture-A Fatal
Dental Operation-An Epidemic on
the Flint River--More OF Knapp's
Rascally Deeds - What Col. Light
Threatens.
GEORGIA.
The seyeuty-fifth Georgia Report is out at
last.
Brunswicl's new bank is the Second Ma
tional.
Richmond county is to have fine new
school house.
The negro men and white ladies do most
of the work done in Terrell county.
Lowndes county's first car of melons sold
on the track last Thursday for 1925.
A large wholesale grocery house will be
established in Columbus by September next.
Valdosta Times; Business continues good
for this season of the year. Our merchants
have no reason to complain.
The Board of Trade have decided to offer
premium of SIS for the first bale of new
cotton shipped to Brunswick
Quitman Free Press: Sam Rountree had
the good luck to capture a ten pound trout
in Bruces pond last Saturday
The shipment of peaches from the Ten
mile section is much shorter than usual, in
dicating a falling off of at least 80 per cent
member Of the Augusta bar, was Monday
morning admitted to practice in the Su-
preme Court.
Col. Light, of Salvation fame, threatens to
establish Southern headquarters and train
ing school for army officers in Atlanta. He
asks 81 900 to begin with.
William Wood, moonshiner, was ar
rested in Habersham county by Deputy
Marshal Carter and was committed to
Fulton county Jail Monday.
Last Friday night the barns and stables of
Judge r. I. Jones, of Burke county, were
destroyed by fire. The damage and cause
of the fire were not learned.
Atlanta has "wild-cat club" that is q
terror to some portions of its streets, and
belated pedestrians always avoid their beats
The police should see to them.
Tuesday last VIII Minis, Merrick Ford,
Charlie Chapman and Bob Rouse, of Ameri-
Gus, went to Capt. Byness place in Lee and
killed pa doves during the day.
Deputy Marshal HARRISON seized an illicit
distilery i'll Lumpkin county, near Porter
Springs, on Tuesday night, and destroyed
the still and ali its attachments. No arrests
Bethel Whiteside was arrested in Banks
county by Deputy Marshal Grant for illicit
distilling, and in default of bail was COM
mitted by Commissioner CASTOR to Fulton
county jail.
H.
Schey, celebrated his S4th year yesterday.
He frequently visits Ellaville, walking one
and half miles. He is the father of
twenty-one children.
The Walter A. Taylor Manufacturing
Company have asked for an amendment to
their charter, changing the capital stock
from $4,000 TO $4,000 with privilege to
increase it to 100000.
Mr.. Van Tassel intends to locate his
nd NJ Ent-%
Valley. He expects to be ready to take all
the peaches he can get this season, and will
put up his business at once
There is a very fatal type of dysentery
still raging in Louisville Three deaths are
reported in the family of w. s. Danforth
last week, two children dying within TWEEN
ty-four hours of each other
R. II. Knapp, Atlanta's defaulting real
estate swindler, had charge of a brothers
estate, it is now found out, and of the entire
$4,000 not a dollar is left. 1t is also ascer-
tanned that the bond be gave was forged
one.
Rev Dr. Morrison, of the First Methodist
church, Atlanta, made public acknowledge
ment Sunday morning of the kindness of the
young men of the church who have recently
refurnished and recarpeted his study in the
church.
A new national bank, with a capital stock
of S275, 600, is being organized at Atlanta.
Hon. David Mayer is at the head of the en-
terprise, and he isreceiving the most cordial
support. Already $4,000 of the stock has
been subscribed.
Deputy Marshal Kellogg brought in Jesse
Blackwell, of Cherokee county, Monday
night, and after a hearing before Commits
sioner Haight he was committed to Jail in
default of bail. He is charged with distill-
ing and working.
At the next quarterly convention of Full
ton County Sunday School Association
handsome prize viii be awarded to the little
girl under 10 singing the best song. Open
to all the schools in the county. Get the
little girls ready to win this prize.
Albany is to have a new bank, a street
railroad and waterworks. The spirit of en-
terprise is abroad in the land, and it can
find no more profitable field than Albany.
The city needs large increase in its small
enterprise, and an addition of banking cap
ital is an Imperative need
A lady living in Lexington has ball of
yarn that was spun and woven during the
first revolutionary war, over 100 years ago,
and yet the thread is seemingly sound and
whole. This same lady has glass butter
dish that is known to be more than $50
years old, but how much more is not known.
Mrs William NJ Berry, of Hancock
county, was found dead in her bed Satur-
day night Her death Is unaccounted for.
Sne retired IN tne evening 1ee1ng D0dIy ana
nervous which resulted from her having
had seventeen teeth pulled the day before.
II is thought by some that this brought
about her unexpected end.
The Americas Recorder will next Thurs
day June 10, in connection with its regular
weekly edition, issue a special Buena Vista
and Ellaville edition, similar to those here
tofore issued for Dawson and Lumpkin,
which have given such universal satisfac-
ton. The Recorder is a good worker and
doing great good in its section.
The delegates from the Georgia division
Of the Travellers Protective Association will
leave on June 10 for St. Louis, TO attend
the national convention The following are
the delegates: A. w. Kennedy and ID. j.
Clark, Macon j. T. Bailey and J. r. Mays,
Augusta; Fl. J.. Atwater, w. II. Stockton,
J. NJ. Skinner, F. NJ. PerTyman and Joe
Hirsch, Atlanta.
S.H. Phelan said Monday morning that
the liabilities on which the settlement would
be made with his creditors foot up. upon
careful examination, TO between $13,000 and
$4,000. The assets win amount to about
$1,000 He will issue a circular TO his
creditors making proposition TO settle with
them on the basis OF these figures, and il the